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La Junta Livestock Commision Market Report

La Junta, Colorado · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 5, 2025

941 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $455.47/cwt -4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,886/hd at 414 lb · 97 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $347.89/cwt -24.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,185/hd at 628 lb · 91 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $403.33/cwt -30.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,098/hd at 520 lb · 89 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 941 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 unweaned 340 16 532.50 $532.50 $1,810 —
402–403 unweaned 403 34 422.50–427.50 $424.56 $1,711 -35.05
415–428 420 63 470.00–480.00 $472.15 $1,983 —
453 453 6 500.00 $500.00 $2,265 —
498 unweaned 498 8 427.50 $427.50 $2,129 —
518 unweaned 518 38 377.50 $377.50 $1,955 -40.00
503–529 522 51 420.00–430.00 $422.57 $2,206 -11.97
552–568 unweaned 557 63 387.00–395.00 $389.89 $2,172 +4.70
610–644 unweaned 628 91 335.50–359.00 $347.89 $2,185 -12.50
660–676 667 22 322.50–337.50 $330.59 $2,205 -25.72
664–697 unweaned 677 31 300.00–312.50 $308.19 $2,086 -33.75
725–744 unweaned 736 15 290.00–298.00 $294.20 $2,165 -18.30
753–778 771 21 305.00–317.50 $313.60 $2,418 —
783 value added 783 10 323.00 $323.00 $2,529 —
870 870 2 307.50 $307.50 $2,675 —
920 920 3 302.50 $302.50 $2,783 —
978 978 6 270.00 $270.00 $2,641 -17.50
1148 1148 7 225.00 $225.00 $2,583 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413 413 4 455.00 $455.00 $1,879 —
529 unweaned 529 9 381.00 $381.00 $2,015 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 11 430.00 $430.00 $1,290 —
366–389 381 42 410.00–415.00 $412.07 $1,570 —
387 unweaned 387 9 380.00 $380.00 $1,471 -30.65
407–418 fancy 408 54 445.00–455.00 $453.67 $1,851 —
429 429 17 425.00 $425.00 $1,823 —
451 fancy 451 17 440.00 $440.00 $1,984 —
456–458 457 33 400.00–405.00 $401.51 $1,835 -4.09
476–492 unweaned 488 25 380.00 $380.00 $1,854 -1.91
525–542 unweaned 533 51 355.00–365.00 $360.20 $1,920 -4.02
538 538 11 390.00 $390.00 $2,098 -2.59
567–586 unweaned 577 13 325.00–335.00 $330.47 $1,907 -13.27
605–636 unweaned 622 31 317.50–332.50 $323.33 $2,011 -11.65
667 unweaned 667 8 280.00 $280.00 $1,868 -32.00
715–749 unweaned 730 20 270.00–287.50 $278.25 $2,031 -9.91
818–849 832 19 260.00–270.00 $264.82 $2,203 -31.50
860–890 883 8 235.00–245.00 $237.44 $2,097 —
908–945 927 4 245.00–250.00 $247.55 $2,295 -37.32
955 955 3 247.50 $247.50 $2,364 -17.50
1010 1010 2 225.00 $225.00 $2,272 —
1103–1121 1111 9 240.00 $240.00 $2,666 —
1283 1283 5 240.00 $240.00 $3,079 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 2 407.50 $407.50 $1,642 —
487–494 unweaned 492 26 360.00–377.50 $366.00 $1,801 —
570 unweaned 570 2 332.50 $332.50 $1,895 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 5 415.00 $415.00 $1,652 —
526 526 6 400.00 $400.00 $2,104 —
747 747 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,166 —
798 798 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,474 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.